DFOP0018150 NOFO Package.zip

This is a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) package for the Department of State's initiative to strengthen U.S. advanced technology protection from Chinese diversion across the Near East & Asia (NEA), Western Hemisphere (WHA), and East Asia-Pacific (EAP) regions. The funding instrument is a Cooperative Agreement designed to combat China's acquisition of U.S.-origin advanced technologies and control of critical supply-chain nodes that enable proliferation-relevant capabilities.

The NOFO comprises three Lines of Effort (LOE): LOE 1 strengthens Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) governments' capacity to implement U.S. AI license conditions, detect and prevent diversion of U.S.-origin advanced technologies, and counter Chinese exploitation of regional transshipment hubs; LOE 2 assists priority Western Hemisphere countries in designing and enforcing fair, effective investment screening mechanisms to block Chinese access to sensitive technologies, critical infrastructure, and defense supply chain minerals; and LOE 3 reinforces export controls and oversight of free trade and special economic zones across ASEAN and Mongolia to disrupt Chinese diversion of emerging and dual-use technologies through regional trading hubs. The package includes standard NOFO documentation and related application materials necessary for organizations to develop competitive proposals addressing these strategic technology protection objectives.